Letter-file and register for papers or documents.



"No; 718,258. PATENTED JAN. 13, 1903. E R. KOLB.

LETTER FILE AND REGISTER FOR PAPERSOR DOCUMENTS.-

APPLICATION PI'LBD JULY 5. 1901.

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RICHARD KOLB, 0F BAMBERG, GERMANY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,258, dated January13, 1903.

Application filed July 5, 1901. Serial N0- 67,083- (No model.)

To aoZZ whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, RICHARD KOLB, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing in the city of Bamberg, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany,have'invented new and useful Improvements in Letter-Files and Registersfor Papers or Documents, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates vto letter-files, and more especially to such asare provided with indexes; and the object thereof is to provide a fileor holder having sheets or boards marked with letters of the alphabetand clamps or holders turning on centers to secure the papers in thedivisions between said sheets or boards firmly together without thenecessity of perforating or otherwise mutilating the papers to be filed;and a further object is to so construct the file that the divisions mayreceive any desired number of papers and that any of them may be removedor replaced with ease and despatch.

The invention essentially consists of providing each sheet or boardcomprising the file with a slit near to and parallel with the back ofthe file, so that papers to be filed may be inserted with theirleft-hand edge into the slit and held there by the edges or flaps formedby the slit. These edges or flaps, together with the inserted papers ineach division, are clamped in place by means of a two-part clamp, ofwhich the upper part is movable to allow the insertion or removal of anypaper desired.

My invention will be more fully understood taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, forming part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 is aplan view of the file, showing a cover thrown open, one sheet of paperinserted in the file, and the clamp in clamping position. Fig. 2 is asection on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showing two boards and a cover heldtogether by leather insets, the boards being provided with slits andclamps; and Fig. 3 is a view of the clamp detached from the board andwith the upper movable blade open.

Referring now to the drawings for a further description of my invention,a represents the sheets or boards, which are bound together at theleft-hand edge by a doubled cloth inset b, forming an extensible back toallow of the insertion of any desired number of papers in a divisionbetween two sheets or boards a. In each sheet or board a and near theleft-hand edge thereof is provided a slit 0 d, reaching nearly to thetop and bottom edges'of said sheet. The papers or documents 9 areinserted by one edge into this slit, so that one part lies above and theother part below the sheet a to efiect a preliminary fastening of theinserted paper.

Each sheet a of the file is provided with a metal clamp to hold theinserted papers in position, and this clamp consists of the shank f andblade g. The shankfis secured in any suitable manner to the sheet a; butpreference is given to the mode of fastening shown in Figs. land 3, inwhich the sheet a'is provided with a slot i, so that the shank f of theclamp can be inserted and fastened to the back and top of the sheet aand the cloth inset 19 'by means of clenches passing through holes is.(Shown in Figs. 1 and 3.) The blade 9 of the clamp is pivotallyconnected at one end to the shank f by means of a stud h. This clamp f gserves to hold the papers 10 inserted in the slit 0 d tightly togetherand in such a way. that easy reference or reading of any filed paper maybe had. To remove from or insert new papers into the file, the upperpart g or the clamp is opened to release the pressure on the edge of theslit ed. The slit 0 d is important, as the inserted. loose papers arefairly held in place until it is desired to secure them by the clamp. Ifsuch papers were merely clamped at one or two points and not, as in myimproved file, along the whole left-hand edge, they would be liable tobe mutilated or torn.

There may be any desired number of sheets or boards a with clamps g fused to constitute a file, and a cover on may be attached to the clothinsets in the same manner as the boards are to each other, as will bereadily understood from Fig. 2. v i

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what Iclaimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. A combinedfile and register composed of two or more sheets a, an expanding backbetween each two sheets a, a slit in each'of said sheets a, throughwhich the papers are inserted, and a clamp to press the inserted papersagainst one side of the sheet a, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

2. A combined file and register composed of two or more sheets a, anexpanding back between each two sheets a, a slit in each of said sheetsa, through which the papers are inserted, and a clamp for each sheet a,comprising the shankffastened to the sheet a, and the l I blade 9pivotally secured to the shank f, sub- 10 stantially as and for thepurposes set forth. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand inpresence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD KOLB.

Vitnessesz i CUMMING GAEs,

J OH. RAPH. STOOKLING.

